Hampstead man sought in string of burglaries

Jason Yopp has outstanding arrest warrants for several home and business break-ins

By Hannah DelaCourt StarNews Staff

PENDER COUNTY -- The Pender County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 29-year-old Hampstead resident in connection to a string of home and commercial burglaries.

According to a release from the department, Jason Garland Yopp has outstanding arrest warrants for several home and business break-ins in the Hampstead area.

Yopp has convictions in Onslow County from 2009 and 2010 for larceny and possessing stolen goods, N.C. offender records show. He also has a past conviction in Pender County from 2014 for felony breaking and entering.

N.C. Court records show Yopp is due in court Wednesday in Pender County for a charge of felony larceny and felony larceny of motor vehicle.

Anyone with information about Yopp’s whereabouts may call the sheriff’s office at 910-259-1515.

Reporter Hannah DelaCourt can be reached at 910-343-2075 or Hannah.DelaCourt@StarNewsOnline.com.